Archive of posts tagged internet

Dreaming

So, last night I was asleep. Nothing unusual there (well actually given my sleep patterns recently, but that’s another post for another time!) except that I found myself dreaming – which actually isn’t that unusual either.
I have heard that you only know you’re dreaming when you’re not in a deep sleep, or that you can [...]

The Rice and the Chessboard – how the Internet has ruined life for the better

There is a story about a Chinese man who invented the game of Chess. The Chinese emperor at the time said something like ‘what can I give you for your reward?’. The gentleman replied that on his chessboard, he would have one piece of rice on one square, two on the next, four [...]

Musings on the Internet how it used to be

I’ve been thinking a bit recently on how the Internet has changed a little bit.  For instance, I first discovered Google when first introduced to the Internet, by the fact that Yahoo!’s search was back then powered by Google.  I thought that if the Yahoo! search is being powered by Google, then surely I’d get [...]